The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-02
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Railroads.
The secretary 81 the interior has issued
rule upon land grant railroads to show
'ause why tho order 81 Withdraw al from
lettlement Of lands within their indemnity
limit should not be revoked and the
tame opened to settlement entry. He saws
1t appearing from the records OF this de-
Partment that orders Withdrawing lands
from settlement under the public land laws
within tho indemnity limits OF tho follow.
Ing list OF land grant railroads are still OK.
sting and that these several roads have
| Either made selection to all lands to
which they are respectively entitled or selec.
ted all liable to such selection in lieu of
those lots in place within the limits OF their
respective grants. VII: The list is very long.
but the following are these in which tho
people OF this section are most Immediately
hterested: Cedar Rapids & Missouri Riv-
Dubuque & Pacific, Chicago. Milwaukee
st. Paul, in Iowa: Southern Minnesota,
St. Paul & Sioux City, Winona & St. Peter.
st. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba, main
line, Brainerd branch, Hastings & Dakota,
Lake Superior & Mississippi; Minneso taC Gen.
trial, Northern Pacific, st. Vincent extern
hon, In Minnesota; Chicago & Northwest.
lrn, Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha, Minnesota Farm Mortgage, North
!rn Pacific, in Wisconsin; Northern Pacific
IN Dakota; Northern Pacific, main line,
Kalama to Tenino, Tenino to Tacoma,
to Pend d'Oreille, Pend d'Oreille to Mon.
tana, Yakima to Ainsworth, Ainsworth
to Salank Creek, Tacoma east 20
miles, IS to 80 cast, and it now
Appearing from said records that there is
hot sufficient reasons for longer continuing
In force said several orders withdrawal,
how a rule is hereby entered on several
land grant railroad companies to show
cause on or before June 80, 1887, why said
orders of withdrawal from settlement Of
lands within the indemnity limits OF theft
toads should not be revoked, and tbs
lands therein embraced lest ored to settle
ment: Returnable before tho secretary of
the interior June ~, 1887, at 10 O'Clock
/. m.
A rule similar in all respects save as to
the date upon which returnable-Juno 20,
1887, has been issued by the secretary to
those roads which have not informed the
interior department to what extent they
are entitled to lands within their indemni-
ty limits by reason OF those lost in place of
their respective grants. The following are
under this rule:
1. In Montana, Northern Pacific; in Idaho
Northern Pacific; in Oregon, Northern Pa
eific, Oregon & California.
WHAT MIR. LAMAR SAYS:
Secretary Lamar is thus quoted:
My letter to the president as to certain in.
demnity Withdrawals is only the first step
towards revocation of all indemnity
withdrawals remaining in all parts of the
country. l am fully convinced that all
the lands which have been withdrawn
IF ON settlement at various times to al
low the land grant corporations to select
Indemnity lands from ought to be reopen.
I'd without delay for settlement, and this
IL what 1 shall do. Every indemnity
me Without ~ Unnecessary 90 fs SeiSy. Ny ny
first order on the subject sim
ply clears the ground for the complete &C.
ton on which have determined. shall
revoke every indemnity withdrawal and
open all indemnity lands to settlers at
once. Within the granted limits the land
grant corporations have certain rights to
the exclusion of the people. This is by
act OF congress. Within the indemnity
limits the corporations have their rights
OF selection only in common with the PEG.
pie.
INDIAN LANDS,
The numerous leases OF Indian lands by
cattlemen l shall sweep away. II they
were allowed to subsist, the Indians who
have made leases of this kind, for which
there is no authority Of law, would be in
duced to resist the law of congress com.
handing their settlement in severalty.
shall, therefore, give proper notice
presently that the cattle must 10
removed and the leases annulled. II we
have been obliged to use troops to keep
settlers out OF Indian lands, or lands held
by agreement for Indians, then we may
surely use troops IL necessary tn driveoff
and keep off cattle just as have found it
necessary lately to employ troops to tear
down fences around public lands. am
bot fond OF the use OF troops, but when
the cattle lease men will not obey in good
iaith, l shall not hesitate to compel
pro@Pt obedience. The law OF congress
be carried out.